Columbus..the 1957 IH 4x4..

[mongocanfly]

thanks Regan..!!

[mongocanfly]

had to see what the headlight bezel looked like against the red..i like it...itll look different once its buffed though I'm thinking

[67ChevyRedneck]

And to think, you originally just wanted to put something together for your dad.

This truck is going to be so much better than that.

[67C10Step]

I just keep liking it more. Not to mention I am all in because you are saving something rather unique. Can't help myself but to look at this thread every day for updates.

[Ol Blue K20]

You did great, the reflection in the paint is pretty good before buffing.

[mongocanfly]

thanks Jesse, 67step, Dale..!!!!

[8man]

You do very nice work!

[mongocanfly]

Getting ready to paint the tailgate lettering,,,I'd asked in the paint section about how the best way to go about it but didnt get much responce..so heres how I'm doing it...
I started out and sanded all around the lettering with 1500g to get all the nibs out..
Then I taped up around all the letters to help keep the accidental scratches from happening..(hopefully)
Then I sanded the lettering with 400g...
Then pulled all the tape off, and wiped it all down with wax and degreaser..
And retaped all the letters with fineline tape...a little touchup sanding here and there
Another wipedown and then I'll tape up the whole tailgate...
Then paint..I'm using the same gray color that I used on the Interior but I'm not adding flattner..so the letters will be gloss..gonna paint it tonite after it cools down..its 90deg in the shop at the moment..
After drying I'll sand it all with 2500g and then buff/polish
Hopefully itll turn out alright..
1st pic is taped for sanding
2nd pic is taped for painting

[Ol Blue K20]

Looks like it will work just fine

[mongocanfly]

Thanks,,,,fingers crossed Dale..

[mongocanfly]

Thanks Robert..!

[mongocanfly]

Pulled the tape this morn and put it out in the sun to help it cure...had some bleed thru under the tape in a few spots..hopefully with some careful sanding I can clean it up and feather in the edges..
Without the flattner in the paint it has more of a silver look to it...once the red is buffed I think itll look ok..

[Scott2]

Originally Posted by mongocanfly

Pulled the tape this morn and put it out in the sun to help it cure...had some bleed thru under the tape in a few spots..hopefully with some careful sanding I can clean it up and feather in the edges..
Without the flattner in the paint it has more of a silver look to it...once the red is buffed I think itll look ok..

Looks great! I’ve been thinking of painting the tailgate letters on my ‘51 so I may copy you.

[Ol Blue K20]

Looks good to me. Buff it up and it'll look great.

[mongocanfly]

Thanks Dale..!

[mongocanfly]

Thanks Scott....I can already tell you it ain't no fun project...took almost 3hrs to tape up letters..

[richard2717]

when we painted tailgate lettering we always had a local pinstripe guy come around and put a small outline around the letters. That really made them pop

[Scott2]

Originally Posted by richard2717

when we painted tailgate lettering we always had a local pinstripe guy come around and put a small outline around the letters. That really made them pop

That’s a good idea!

[Ol Blue K20]

I like the pinstripe idea too. After buffing of course.

[mongocanfly]

I had thought about that Richard..if the edges dont look good that will probably happen

[8man]

Don't concentrate on what is wrong, look at how it looks, and it looks great. The colors work!

[72 tigger]

Tailgate looks really good

[67C10Step]

That’s way better than ok. That’s great!

[mongocanfly]

Thanks Robert, Kirk, 67step..!!

[mongocanfly]

Sometimes there's things that are best left to the professionals...but I just dont have it in me...
I knew I wanted to colormatch bedliner the bed...I really like the line-x jobs I've had done in the past...but the 1st words outta their mouth when you walk in the door is $1000.00
So leave it to me to search for a alternative...I'd had linerextreme recommended to me by several individuals...I've never used their products so I thought I'd give them a try..
Well this was a disaster from the word go...I have to shoulder a good bit of the blame for my problems ...probably about 95% of it...well maybe 100%...
The product mixed really well....use a hopper gun made for spraying ceiling....pour all ingredients in a bucket and stir with a paint stick..pour in hopper...spray...easy right?
Pour product in gun...product runs out of gun onto floor...what the #@&%$....somebody forgot to put the tip on the gun....try to quickly pour liner back in bucket...and the hopper comes off the gun...spilling about half the liner on the floor before in can get my hand over the hopper hole....I had plastic on the floor, luckily ,and managed to scoop up most of the spilled liner and put back in bucket...but now the gun is covered with liner..
What a freaking mess...wipe gun down and start over...got hopper back on gun..refill hopper ,start over..
Did a test spray on paper...looks good...sprayed one coat on the tailgate...looks good
Climb in the bed to start spraying the floor....make one sweep....and the hopper comes off the gun ...
$#@&%$#@....
Now I've got liner about 1/2" deep on the bed...then I'm running around in circles trying to find a brush...finally smear it out so it's not puddled up...my goodness what a mess...finally got it smoothed down some what...but looks awful...finish spraying what was left in the hopper...
Mix up batch #2......trying to be even more careful trying to put the 2nd coat on...everything wa going fairly good when ....wait for it........................you guessed it......the hopper came off the gun again......no matter how tite i tightened the clamps it just would not stay on the gun....so now I've got an even bigger mess...puddled up liner on the bed and all over the floor.......you can already see where this is going...
Well I managed to get done...it looks like hammered crap...
And the fumes....let me tell you....I've never done drugs, but a drug dealer could make a fortune selling the fumes off this stuff...respirator and all..it dont matter...at times I was floating around the room...found myself on the floor once...had my fans running, but it didnt help...
But I'm done...